Chapter 22
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Guannan immediately left the ceremony and told Lantian before leaving.
"You should appease the villagers first and make sure there is no trouble. I will go find Lin Sheng now."
When Xu Guannan arrived at the door of Lin Sheng's hotel room, he saw that the door was slightly open. Looking through the crack, there was no one in the room.
Xu Guannan opened the door cautiously, but did not rush in immediately. He quietly raised his gun, slowed down his pace, and walked into the door with a wary look.
But after checking, there was no one in sight. Xu Guannan noticed the messy bedding on the bed and a cup of steaming water on the bedside table. He reached into the bedding and found that it was still warm, so the person must have left not long ago.
Everything in the room was fine, there were no signs of fighting, but there was a water mark on the corner of the pillow, which should have been accidentally left by Lin Sheng. However, the door of the room was not closed, which meant that Lin Sheng left in a hurry, or in other words, she did not leave voluntarily!
Xu Guannan came out of the bedroom and continued to search for clues in the room. Just when he was confused, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
The TV hanging on the wall behind him suddenly lit up, and a face appeared on the big screen. The person was wearing a mask, so his face could not be seen clearly, but he spoke.
"Officer Xu, there's no need to look for him. Lin Xiaosheng is my guest. How about we discuss a deal?"
Xu Guannan's eyes dimmed slightly. He clearly saw that the person tied to the chair behind this man was Lin Sheng. However, at this time, Lin Sheng was unconscious, with a glaring red mark on his neck. He suppressed his anger and spoke tentatively.
"Amin, let Lin Sheng go. You can't escape. This place has been surrounded by the police."
The person on the screen was obviously stunned for a moment, but then adjusted his expression and denied it in a cold voice.
"I'm not Ah Min. He's just a fool who's used to trying to please others! Arrange a car for me and don't let anyone continue to track me. Once I'm sure she's safe, I'll naturally let her go. Otherwise..."
Before he could finish his words, the man walked up to Lin Sheng with a sharp dagger in his hand, and put the tip of the knife against Lin Sheng's neck. The man exerted a little force, and Xu Guannan saw Lin Sheng frowning slightly. He was about to speak out to stop him, but he saw Lin Sheng's dishonest hand in the dark.
Lin Sheng seemed unconscious, but he was actually secretly using gestures to convey information to Xu Guannan. Everything happened silently.
Xu Guannan instantly understood Lin Sheng's meaning, his face was stained with a gloomy look, and his tone seemed to compromise.
"no sooner said than done."
There was only a sneer coming from the screen, and a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Just as you said, Officer Xu, hurry up, I can't wait too long."
As soon as he finished speaking, a trace of blood began to flow from the tip of the knife.
Xu Guannan's eyebrows darkened, and he thought to himself. In front of that person, he took out his cell phone and dialed Lantian's number.
"Prepare a car and park it at the entrance of the village."
After a brief explanation, Xu Guannan hung up the phone.
"Are you satisfied now?"
"Of course I'm satisfied. Goodbye, Officer Xu."
The moment the TV screen went out, Xu Guannan saw that the man was holding a button in his hand. He was startled and ran out immediately, repeating in his heart,
"Lin Sheng, you must wait for me."
After the video was turned off, Lin Sheng pretended to wake up slowly. The new wound on his neck was still a little painful, and he couldn't help but frown.
"Hiss—how cruel! You think we have no grudges and no hatred, so there's no need to get serious, right?"
The man snorted coldly. Under the dim light, his mask covered his face, so his expression could not be seen. But from his tone, it was clear that he was not in a good mood at the moment. He grabbed Lin Sheng's neck and said through gritted teeth,
"If you hadn't come, no one would have known about my plan. It's all because of you that ruined everything for me."
Lin Sheng was having trouble breathing, and the area above his neck was already turning abnormally red.
"Well, I didn't do anything. Now that things have come to this, what's the point of wearing a mask? I might as well take it off and let me die with understanding."
"Okay, since you're dying soon anyway, I'll fulfill your last wish."
Lin Sheng saw the smile of triumph in his eyes through the mask.
Slowly taking off the mask, the man's true face appeared in front of Lin Sheng.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sheng's eyes were full of teasing. He shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"It's you, Amin."
A Min smiled faintly, a hint of relief flashed across his eyes, and he spoke calmly,
"Lin Sheng, I have to admit that you are very smart. Why can't you just be dumb and pretend you know nothing and leave early? Why do you have to stay?"
"Because I can't stand you. I'm best at getting rid of harm for the people."
Amin's expression changed, and he pressed the detonator in front of Lin Sheng, revealing a satisfied smile.
"You only have five minutes. Goodbye, Lin Sheng. Go talk to the King of Hell!"
Lin Sheng sat on the chair, but he was not panicked at all. There was no fear on his face. Instead, he had a faint smile on his face, and his expression was intriguing. He said slowly,
"Amin, I didn't say you could walk out of here."
Ah Min's expression suddenly changed, and he felt a chill on his back. He looked directly at Lin Sheng.
"What do you mean?"
Suddenly, there was a commotion above their heads, and panicked footsteps were heard. The chandelier in the small space kept shaking with the vibration, and the light swept back and forth across their faces.
On the other side, Xu Guannan had a backup plan. The car was ready at the entrance of the village, and a group of people were lying in ambush around, just waiting for Amin to appear.
Xu Guannan was extremely anxious as he couldn't find Lin Sheng anywhere. His temples were beating fast, showing his panic and helplessness.
Xu Guannan and the others from Lantian rushed into Amin's house.
"Quick! Split up and search! We must find them!"
After that, the group turned the house upside down.
"Officer Xu, no."
"I don't have any here."
Lantian came out from the inner room, walked to Xu Guannan, and shook his head helplessly at him.
"Could it be that they're not even here? Maybe Ah Min has already taken Miss Lin into the car?"
"No. He planted the bomb. He knew he couldn't take Lin Sheng with him, so he wanted to kill her."
Xu Guannan suddenly recalled the scene on the screen. It was pitch black all around, and all he could see was a simple chandelier above Lin Sheng's head. The space looked small and dark, not like an ordinary room, more like...
"Do you have a basement here?"
This thought suddenly popped up in Xu Guannan's mind, and he asked directly.
Lantian thought for a while, then shook his head helplessly.
"I've never heard of anyone having a basement, not even a storage room..."
As soon as the words fell, an idea suddenly flashed through Lantian's mind.
"wrong!"
*
The villagers on the island waited in front of the Poseidon statue for two hours, but the so-called rain-making master did not show up, which immediately aroused the anger of the whole crowd.
"What rainmaker? You made us wait here for two hours in vain. Let's go."
"Even praying to the Sea God won't make it rain. What kind of ability can this half-hearted master have? I think he must be a liar!"
"Everyone, go away and do what you need to do. Stop wasting time on useless things."
......
When Lantian and his group arrived, the village chief and his men were in conflict with the villagers, stopping them from leaving.
For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic, but time was running out. In a hurry, Xu Guannan raised his gun and fired a shot into the air, instantly shocking everyone. The villagers who had been causing trouble immediately lost their arrogance and shrank back slightly to look at Xu Guannan.
Xu Guannan showed his ID, his face serious, his eyes bloodshot, he suppressed his inner anger and shouted at the crowd,
"I'm Xu Guannan, captain of the Third Brigade of the Beijiao City People's Public Security Procuratorate. I've been ordered to investigate. Anyone causing trouble will be charged with provoking disturbances. Please cooperate with the investigation! If anyone has seen Amin, please contact us as soon as possible!"
The words were so resounding that the noisy crowd fell silent for a moment, not daring to say a word.
Lantian was also frightened by Xu Guannan's momentary momentum. During the time they had met, he had never seen Xu Guannan so flustered. The hand holding the ID card looked majestic, but one could not help but see Xu Guannan trembling slightly.
This is a manifestation of peak emotion.
Xu Guannan turned to Lantian and said,
"Have people search in batches and quickly find the entrance!"
*
Lin Sheng's three-dimensional facial features were illuminated by the flickering light, one side shrouded in darkness, the other side fully exposed in the light. The curve of his mouth slowly fell, and the bomb countdown beside him began to tick.
"Listening to the noise on the ground, they are all waiting for you. It's time for you to show up."
Amin was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.
"You're almost dead, why are you still showing off? I don't have time to talk nonsense with you."
After saying this, Amin was about to turn around and leave, but he didn't know when Lin Sheng behind him untied the rope.
Amin felt a chill on his back and a gust of cold wind. He realized something was wrong and wanted to leave this haunted place quickly, but he was suddenly knocked to the ground by a force. He felt a pressure on his body and warm breath sprayed on his neck.
A low breathing sound came from my ears, and an inexplicable panic spread in my heart.
Amin turned his head and looked back, only to see a strange beast with long horns standing on his shoulder, with its mouth wide open and its eyes full of ferocity, as if it wanted to tear him to pieces!
At the same moment, the bomb in the corner suddenly made a "tick-tick-tick" sound. Amin's face suddenly turned into horror, and his hands grabbed at the air randomly.
"I don't want to die here!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Lin Sheng shouted in a hurry,
"Wangcai!"
A burst of fire instantly filled the entire room.
The people on land were still busy investigating when suddenly they heard a loud explosion. The Poseidon statue was instantly covered with cracks. While everyone was shocked, Xu Guannan immediately realized something was wrong.
"Back off! Get down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the statue of Poseidon collapsed, and a blue and white spirit beast jumped out from the bottom of the statue. Its light blue amber eyes looked at everyone, and it was holding an unconscious person in its mouth. Lin Sheng was sitting on the back of the spirit beast intact.
Even Lin Sheng didn't expect that his own Wangcai could actually change shape and size.
This scene stunned everyone on Siyuan Island. Suddenly, someone knelt on the ground and shouted at Wangcai,
"I didn't know the Sea God had come to the world. Please punish me, Sea God."
When Xu Guannan and the others were feeling surprised, they suddenly heard the spirit beast in front of them speak in authentic human language.
"Everyone, get up."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng's brain suddenly shut down.
“!!!”
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